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Monday, March 31, 2014

Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - April: Balloon Talk

Welcome to the Stamp of
the Month Blog Hop! This month we’re featuring the April set Balloon Talk, a
set of 24 stamps.

If you have come here from
Sheila Bennett’s blog, you’re in the right
place! There are more than 50 independent Close to My Heart consultants participating.
Click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move through the Hop.

The Blog
Hop is a great big circle. Start here and work your way around. If you get lost
along the way you’ll find a complete list of participating consultants here.
You can use this list to pick up where you left off.

Off we
go!

Part of
my inspiration for this card was a challenge I took up for Lent. I did give
something up, but not in the traditional sense. What I gave up was hanging on
to the dozens and dozens of swap cards I’ve collected over the years. I’ve been
sending a card a day to a friend or family member. There is nothing better than
sending happy mail!

So how
did this inspire me in the creation of this swap card? Well, I really never saw
the importance of cards that say “I miss you” until I started sending out these
cards. Not all of my friends or family members live near me. How nice it will
be to send them a card that tells them I miss them. I miss living near them and
being able to do things together. Great inspiration for a card!

I chose
the new Lollydoodle paper for its fun and colorful palette. I paired it with
the Chevron embossing folder to give the piece of Cotton Candy cardstock some
texture. I cut out the bubble for the “hello it’s me” on the Cricut® and
hand-cut the other two.

Here is
what I used. All products are Close to My Heart:

S1404 Balloon
Talk stamp set

X7183B Lollydoodle
Paper Packet

1385 White
Daisy cardstock

Z2193 Cotton
Candy Exclusive Inks stamp pad

Z2165 Juniper
Exclusive Inks stamp pad

Z2164 Sorbet
Exclusive Inks stamp pad

Z1925 Chevron
Embossing Folder

Z1807 Pink
Glitter Gems

Z1686 Cricut®
ArtisteCollection

Z1151 3-D
Foam Tape

9042 Make
It from Your Heart Volume 2

Now “Hop”
on over to Maria Myers' blog to see her
work, and be sure to visit each consultant’s blog to get some great crafting
inspiration and other fun ideas! Don’t forget, this exclusive stamp set is only
available through April 30th! Click here to order yours today!